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    Would like to know the various weedicide for pulses ?

    I would like to know the various weedicide that can be used as pre- emergent and post- emergent for control of cyperus rotundum and grasses . Can metribuzine be used? I Have reviously tried pendimethalin without much success.
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    most suitable herbicide

    i am readying a plot of 1 acre for cultivation of tomato and green chillies in my land around bangalore. please suggest a suitable pre emergent and post emergent herbicide and dosage. not in favour of using paraquat as post emergent herbicide as it has strongly been related to rise of...
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    can timber trees be now grown?

    dear all there was an article in deccan herald newspaper bangalore dated 27 may 2014. "In keeping with a 1996 Supreme Court judgement, the State government will now include private lands as deemed forests if they meet the criteria it has laid down.The Forest...
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    ginger and tumeric rhizomes

    hi i want to cultivate ginger and tumeric rhizomes in my farm near bangalore. kindly let me know where it will be available near bangalore only so as to save on transportation.. thank you laxmi
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    trees/ plants grown under shade

    Hello, i am planning to grow melia dubia plantation in 3 acres if land outside bangalore. what are the trees/ commercial plants that can be grown under its shade after 3 years? i am aware that for the first 3 years i can grow ragi, vegetables as an intercrop. thank you.
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    tillers for hire

    hi i have a farm outside bangalore. i would like to hire/ rent a power tiller for 1 week. does anybody know from whom i can rent it?thank you/.
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    paddy irrigation using sprinkles

    i have a farm outside bangalore and would like to grow paddy this kharif season. i would like to know whether paddy can be irrigated using sprinklers( not centre pivot system) in the SRI method. are there any studies conducted in this method ? kindly advise. thank you.
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    drip irrigation

    drip or sprinkler thank you sir. i did contact the two mentioned companies and get a quote. now i have a new doubt whether to use drip or sprinkler for irrigating the field. can paddy be grown via these irrigation practices? laxmi
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    drip irrigation

    dear sir, i am planning to install drip irrigation system for the vegetable patch spread over half acre in my farm outside Bangalore. seeing the success ,i shall increase it to further acreage. kindly provide the following details 1 . cost of system per acre 2. people who sell the system
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    cocopeat

    where is cocopeat available in bulk in bangalore?
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    vermicompost

    dear madam/ sir where are you based? i have a farm near bangalore
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    organic rice

    hello i am an organic farmer near bangalore. i would like to grow rice this season on an experimental basis on quarter acre of land. please give me step by step instruction/ link to a website on how to grow organic rice. laxmi
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    earthworms required

    hi i need earthworms for the vermicompost pit of size 16 * 5* 3 feet . my farm is near bangalore around magadi town. please let me know the cost / kg as in bangalore a few dealers of vermicompost are selling them at exorbitant rates.what would be the quantity of worms required? :confused:
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    common insecticide and fungicide

    hi my farm is outside bangalore. i have 40 guava , 10 sapota , 5 mango, 30 pomogranate, 50 sitaphal . 8 jackfruit, 10 lemon trees. please suggest a common insectide and fungicide to be sprayed on the trees. there are 1000 silver oak trees for which i spray lethal t c 10 ml in 20 litres...
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    constructing a tank

    hi i am constructing a water tank size 20 * 10 * 6 feet in my farm with subsidy from agriculture dept . i have identified a place which is at a higher ground in the farm so that the pumped water can flow out with gravity . any precautions to take during construction to prevent leakage /...
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    Bio-Organic Fertilizer DoorStep supply.

    organic products dear sir i went through your website. k fit is the product that i am interested in. what is the composition of the product? laxmi sarathy
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    Bio-Organic Fertilizer DoorStep supply.

    organic manure dear sir i am interested in the organic insecticide and fungicides . do you have a website that i can browse to see the products? if not not can you please give the composition of the products? laxmi sarathy
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    New generation of Bio Fungicide

    diyarex gold sir is this biofungicide available in bangalore. if so who is the distributor? none of the wholesalers in new tharagupet have heard of it and are refusing to procure it. laxmi sarathy
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    emamectin in organic farming

    hi how effective is emamectin powder/ liquid in controlling caterpillar infestation in vegetable crop. has anybody tried it. ? if successful, kindly let me know the distributor/ product name in bangalore. laxmi sarathy
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    Growing veggies organically

    going organic dear sir thank you for your valuable insight . i shall definitely incorporate it in the second season of organic farming. laxmi sarathy
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